UK government fund invests in cannabis oil company and London microbrewery

Taxpayer-backed British Business Bank's Future Fund, set up to provide loans in pandemic, announced 75 new investments

The UK government has become a shareholder in a cannabis oil company, a yoghurt bar business, a London-based craft brewery and a maker of land, underwater and air drones that take inspiration from the clever tricks that animals use to move".

The taxpayer-backed British Business Bank's Future Fund, set up by the government to provide loans to startups during the pandemic, announced investments in another 75 companies on Thursday including a stake in a yacht charter business, a virtual reality games developer and a cancer treatment firm.